The title for this 1975 video, containing an interview conducted by Studs Terkel, is “Texas Maverick”. Farenthold, a Texas lawyer and legislator, was the first woman to be seriously considered as a VP candidate, in 1972. Though she didn’t win, she’s been an outspoken critic of government on the local and national level for decades. See vintage video and read a recent interview.
In this SundayArts profile, see the Paul Taylor Dance Company prepare for their City Center Season, which includes two New York premieres. SundayArts speaks with Taylor and gives some history of the company. Watch now.
Some of our heroines are recognized for their work–but sometimes more locally than nationally. Though she was instrumental in saving the character of the Village in Manhattan, elsewhere Jacobs’ work and her ideas are still slow to be implemented, if only because they often go against the schemes of capital in favor of a smaller-scale, [...]
Changes in Pakistan’s leadership have been marked by assignations, plane crashes, military coups — and the occasional democratic election. But even these are sometimes marred by corruption. Focal Point takes us inside two different elections to show the power of two shadow forces shaping political outcomes in rural Pakistan — feudalism, and money. Watch now.
Now you can watch several full docs originally aired as part of Independent Lens, online! Topics range from Shaolin monks in America to the controversial issue of stem cell research — 10 docs from the 2003-2008 seasons have recently been made available: Watch all.
Described by Inside Bedford-Stuyvesant producer Charles Hobson as one of the program’s “most-requested pieces”, this video features the Leroi Jones Young Spirit House Movers and Players delivering a jaw-droppingly powerful spoken-word performance. Watch now.
The epic history of the Druids, one of more than a dozen wolfpacks now occupying the 2.2 million acres of Yellowstone (repatriated in 1996), is documented in this film, produced and shot by Emmy-award winning filmmaker Bob Landis. Watch now!
You can watch Reel 13’s Indie for March 7, the animated movie “Sita Sings the Blues”, IN FULL online only on Thirteen! “Sita” is animator Nina Paley’s modern masterpiece, a breakup story that’s both personal and universal, told in about 5 different animation styles. It’s really spectacular. Watch now.
This week Gov. David Paterson talks with Andrew Ross Sorkin about New York state’s finances and what the stimulus package will mean for New York. Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi explains how his county — the second wealthiest in New York state — will try to reinvent itself amid demographic shifts and the financial crisis.
Starting in 1968, Detroit public TV station WTVS produced an African-American news/public affairs show called Colored People’s Time (CPT). The show’s mission was to build more community involvement among Detroit’s largely African-American urban population. Watch segments from the show….
